Sustainability


Computer Power Management

EPA ENERGY STAR makes it easy to save up to $50 per PC annually.

energy savings

Is It Hot In Here?

Or is it just you? Internal air quality and comfort are more than just temperature. Whether your school is pushing the envelope or making small changes, there are many ways to keep building occupants happy and energy bills in control.

Harness the Power of ENERGY STAR

The bottom-line benefits of the EPA's ENERGY STAR program.

Energy Benchmarking

Using Energy Benchmarking to Reap Savings

Here's how energy benchmarking is helping some school districts reduce energy consumption, thereby gaining energy savings. It may be just the tool your district needs.

Geothermal Energy Project

Underground In Missouri

The Geothermal Energy Project at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Unintended Consequences

The design and up-fit of educational facilities should be the result of a whole systems approach and not one of designing and installing isolated pieces and parts.

CHPS Releases Fourth Edition of CA-CHPS Criteria

The Collaborative for High Performance School (CHPS) released the fourth edition of the California CHPS Criteria (CA-CHPS) on Aug. 25, 2014.

Sustainable Purchasing for Schools

Sustainable Purchasing for Schools

This recently released guide provides a host of tools and resources for administrators, teachers and parents concerned with making healthy purchasing decisions that are good for students and the school environment.

Buying Green: Everyone's Doing It

Across the country, colleges and universities are spending their green on green.

There Can Be No Doubt

Facilities and the conditions of the learning environment have an effect on students and staff.

campus environment

Campus as Place

Furman University has received recognition for its commitment to its campus environment, most recently as a model for arboreta in the Southeast and across the nation.

Solar Power Savings

Using the Sun to Save Money

A school district's path to running completely on solar.

Green Matters

Green Dining

Green Dining at Boston University

Sustainable design expertise has delivered the first high-performance building on the campus of Boston University.

Net Positive

Net Positive

After its first year in operation, this school facility is proving to be unique.

energy efficiency and savings

Pathways to Greatness

The challenges of energy efficiency and savings, along with other sustainability efforts, are being met through teamwork and innovation on the island campuses of The University of the Virgin Islands.

Energy Savings

Partnering for Energy Savings

A commitment to sustainability, combined with a public benefit corporation relationship, is allowing Nazareth College to reduce its carbon footprint.

Sustainability in Higher Education

Sustainability in Higher Education: Going Strong

Higher education has always been at the heart of innovative, committed, societally responsible change, and never has there been more and better ongoing evidence of this in sustainability.